Nouns (18)
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hint, clue
n. a slight indication
hint, tip
n. an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"
trace, hint, suggestion
n. a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
hint, intimation, breath
n. an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"
touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
n. a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
Verbs (2)
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hint, suggest
v. drop a hint; intimate by a hint
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Fuzzynyms (97)
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indicator
n. a signal for attracting attention
signal
n. an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes
omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy
n. a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle"
tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hint
n. an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"
idea, thought
n. the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
significance, import, implication
n. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"
gleam, gleaming, glimmer
n. a flash of light (especially reflected light)
concept, conception, construct
n. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
notion, whim, whimsy, whimsey
n. an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"
impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion
n. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"
kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty
n. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
intuition, hunch, suspicion
n. an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"
undertone, undercurrent
n. a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning
hint, intimation, breath
n. an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"
insinuation, innuendo
n. an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
crumb
n. small piece of e.g. bread or cake
trace, hint, suggestion
n. a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
insinuation, innuendo
n. an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
tad, shade
n. a slight amount or degree of difference; "a tad too expensive"; "not a tad of difference"; "the new model is a shade better than the old one"
meaning, significance, signification, import
n. the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"
indication
n. something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary; "there were indications that it was time to leave"
evidence
n. (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
admonition, monition, warning, word of advice
n. cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness); "a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality"; "the warning was to beware of surprises"; "his final word of advice was not to play with matches"
mention, reference
n. a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife"
implication
n. an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection
crumb
n. small piece of e.g. bread or cake
speck, pinpoint
n. a very small spot; "the plane was just a speck in the sky"
allusion
n. passing reference or indirect mention
insinuation, innuendo
n. an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
undertone, tinge
n. a pale or subdued color
trifle
n. a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
imply
v. suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
point
v. indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle; "the dog pointed the dead duck"
indicate, suggest
v. suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases"
prompt, remind, cue
v. assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
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